Microsurgery

1 in 8 women will develop invasive breast cancer in their lifetime. Fortunately, for most of these women the cancer is diagnosed early enough that they will live a long and healthy life after treating the cancer. There is also a growing number of women…

1 in 8 women will develop invasive breast cancer in their lifetime. Fortunately, for most of these women the cancer is diagnosed early enough that they will live a long and healthy life after treating the cancer. There is also a growing number of women…

Microvascular free tissue transfer is a very powerful plastic surgery technique that is used to solve the most complicated reconstructive problems. Free tissue transfer involves transplanting tissue from one area of the body to another. This is done to reconstruct defects from head to toe. …

Lymphedema is a debilitating problem. In the United States, lymphedema is most commonly caused by surgical lymph node removal and radiation. Therefore, lymphedema most commonly affects cancer patients. Treatment of lymphedema ranges from physiologic treatments to excisional procedures. If diagnosed early enough, physiologic treatments may…

Time is muscle! Muscle is function! If you have suffered a nerve injury, it is important that you seek care immediately. For certain nerves, there is a window of opportunity to repair or reconstruct the nerve. For some injuries, the cut nerve can be repaired…